17 April 2017
Ben Mejren: Our partnership with the conference stems from our belief in the importance of the topics to be addressed to ensure the protection and development of real estate investments

Dubai Land Department has announced that it will be the the AACE International Conference 2017, which will be hosted by Dubai for two days on the first and second of May 2017.

The AACE International Conference 2017 will be hosted under the theme ‘Protecting Capital investment through project cost control and risk management’, featuring around 40 expert speakers who will share their knowledge and international best practices. The exhibition staged alongside the conference will demonstrate the best technologies in the fields of cost control, risk management, consultancy and contracting, and awards will also be presented for best practice at both individual and organisational levels. 

His Excellency Sultan Butti bin Mejren, Director General of Dubai Land Department, is proud that the department is the Main Sponsor of the AACE International Conference 2017 in Dubai, which enhances Dubai's status as a world-leading host and organiser of prestigious international events across various industries. Dubai has consistently demonstrated its success in this arena and Dubai Land Department’s partnership with AACEI UAE reflects this. His Excellency commented: “The conference allows us to share our expertise in managing project risks and costs within the engineering sector, to ensure the protection of real estate investment and development in Dubai.”

Mr. Maged Hanna, Managing Director of the High Steering Committee of the conference, added: “The importance of this event is that over the course of two days, it will discuss essential topics including construction, engineering, lands, properties, portfolio and infrastructure projects, cost control and risk management, and their influence on city economics and national investments. SME and financial institutes, insurance companies, and dealing with cost control and stocks and risk identifications will also be discussed.”

Speakers at the conference will discuss the results of investment returns studies in the engineering sector and the construction sector and its impact on the urban economy. The public-private partnership in infrastructure projects and their impact on investment will also be discussed, as well as managing the portfolio of mega-projects, achieving strategic objectives, small and medium enterprises, investment protection and institutional risk management in various aspects. Studies on financial assets and project budgets, cost control and risk management, project budget management and the highest return on investment will also be presented.

-Ends-

© Press Release 2017